For foreign-educated lawyers who have not yet been admitted to practice in
their home jurisdiction, however, it is more difficult to establish California
bar eligibility.Internationally
educated lawyers not admitted elsewhere would need to complete a U.S. LL.M.
that meets requirements
specified by the California Bar. The requirements include taking at least 12
credits in at least four separate subjects tested on the California Bar Exam,
including a course that covers the California Rules of Conduct and relevant
sections of the California Business and Professions Code, the ABA Model Rules
of Professional Conduct, and leading federal and state case law on the subject.
(Georgetown's Professional Responsibility class does not meet that standard.)See also

LL.M. graduates who are not yet admitted to practice in their
home country may, of course, consider taking the California bar later in their
careers. Once admitted to the practice of law outside the U.S., you then become
eligible for the California Bar Exam as an attorney applicant, as discussed
above.